You can explore Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi’s remarkable collection at the Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi (1899 – 1984): Architectural Historian, Restorator, Collector exhibition. This time on the blog we take…

  The telegram with reference number FO 371/5190 from National Archives UK is a petition signed by Greek and Armenian church representatives on January…

The evolution of literature over time is closely linked to two factors. The first is the impact of the prolificacy its outstanding actors have,…

The flat area bordered on the west side by the Taksim Water Works depot and distribution center was utilized as a promenade area during…

İstanbul Research Institute presents The Four-Legged Municipality: Street Dogs of İstanbul, an exhibition that sheds light upon the adventure of street dogs, an integral part of İstanbul’s daily…

The Republic stepped beyond the threshold of the “old life” in which the ruler and the ruled were utterly estranged and constituted two opposite…

The press meeting for the exhibition Mindful Seed Speaking Soil: Village Institutes of the Republic 1940-1954, organized by the collaborative efforts of İstanbul Research Institute and…

Attending the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (ICBS ‘22), held in Venice and Padua, Italy on August 22–27, 2022, where I presented two…

Inspired by our “Memory of Human Kind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts” exhibition, in collaboration with Trendeki Yabancı magazine we are publishing 6 stories…

I closely witnessed the Village Institute movement during the years of my childhood and adolescence. I participated in some of the inspection journeys of my father, then-General…